Seminars and company events
Domaine du Château Burrus hosts seminars, workshops and company receptions in a listed château at Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace. Four meeting rooms with ornate moldings take working sessions, while the large hall and the glass-roofed ballroom can hold a plenary, a company dinner of up to 160 seated guests or a standing reception of up to 260.
The owners offer to shape the day with activities and team-building sessions, and a catering service by partner chefs covers breaks and meals. A fiber internet connection is in place. The setting is quiet and green, with a one-hectare park around the house, which suits a retreat format where teams meet indoors and step outside between sessions. The château also hosts garden parties, birthday parties, family gatherings and photo and film shoots.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the main activity. The château takes up to 160 guests for a seated dinner and up to 260 for a cocktail format. A master of ceremonies employed by the house can lead a personalized secular ceremony on site. Couples are free to choose their suppliers, and none is imposed. The house can also put them in touch with a wedding planner, florist, photographer, videographer, entertainers and children's activities, and offers a full-service package run by the owners, Frank and Myriam.
Rooms and capacities
The main reception hall opens over more than 20 meters inside the historic building. The ballroom takes its daylight from the glass roof and a natural light well 25 meters high. Furniture includes round tables and white Napoleon chairs. Four further rooms with molded ceilings serve as meeting rooms. Behind the scenes there is a professional kitchen, a dishwashing area and an office for the caterer.
Accommodation
Accommodation on site is limited and suits the couple, close family or the organizing team rather than a full group. The Gîte Verrière and the Gîte au cœur de la Verrière each sleep a family of two adults and two children, with a kitchen and a bathroom. A room in the former caretakers' house, the Résidence des copains, is set up for seven wedding guests. A jacuzzi near the grotto in the park can be booked for private use.
Catering
There is no exclusive caterer. Clients may bring the caterer of their choice, who works from the professional kitchen on site, or use the partner chefs the château recommends.
History and setting
The house was built in 1900 as the family home of Maurice Burrus, a tobacco industrialist and patron, in a neo-baroque style. The family factory closed in 1947, and after Burrus died in 1959 the property passed to a religious congregation and then to private owners. It has been protected as a historic monument since 1993. Myriam Bassa and Frank Ansel bought it in 2021 and are restoring it room by room.
Getting there
The address is 74 rue Maurice Burrus, 68160 Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, at the foot of the Vosges mountains. Sélestat, about 20 km away, is the nearest station on the Strasbourg to Colmar line. Strasbourg and EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg are the nearest airports. Private and public parking are available.
